I could go on, but theres plenty of subjects out there that would be good candidates for the large scale treatment that have never been touched. How the Mirage III has been all but ignored except for the old Revell kit is a mystery. Even subjects like the Mig-15 and 17, that were kitted early on by Trumpter/Frog and are really glorified toys, would be good subjects for new tools. However, and this has been the case for years, listening to what modelers supposedly want and actually giving it to them, is a good way for model companies to see kits sitting on the shelf. See Revell 1/48 Ju-52 and Hawker Hunter, amongst others, as examples. Great kits that were on many modelers wish lists, that collected dust like my furniture when they hit the hobby shops.

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It's funny, whenever I see these threads my first thought is, "Oh dear, here we go again." But mostly the choices are interesting, and I always end up adding a contribution every time. So, here are what I think should be done in 1/32, and now that a Mustang IV/P-51D is coming I'm not so full of angst: